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Mid Term Review
mid term test for the end of the year
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were the names of the 3 European countries to colonize North America? | Great Britain, Spain, and France |
| Name the 3 reasons Great Britain colonized North America. | They wanted the available fertile land, use the natural resources, and religious and political freedom. |
| Name the 2 reasons Spain colonized North America. | In search of gold and treasure, and to spread christianity to the natives. |
| Name the reason that France colonized North America. | To trade and trap furs. |
| Jamestown | This colony was started by Great Britain in an attempt to get rich quick but found no gold so they started farming the cash crop of tobacco. |
| John Smith | This man saved Jamestown by forcing the colonists to build better houses and plant crops. |
| John Rolfe | This man introduced the first cash crop of the tobacco to the colonists. |
| Plymouth | This colony was set up by separatists who first moved to the Netherlands but relocated to North America. |
| Pilgrims | This was a separatists group from England who went against the Church of England and was being prosecuted both religiously and politically |
| Mayflower Compact | This document created the first form of self-government in North America by all the male passengers. They signed the document promising to follow the laws and rules of the government. |
| Squanto | This native american saved the pilgrims in Plymouth by teaching them how to plant corn, where to fish and how to use fish remains to fertilize their fields. |
| What was taxed in the colonies? | Tea |
| Boston Massacre | On March 5, 1770 their was an argument between a |